To remove, or not to remove...that, yeah is my question (pinstripe)
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Rep Power: 244 To remove, or not to remove...that, yeah is my question (pinstripe)
First of all I would like to ask people with red 'vics to post if you don't have pinstriping... Then my question is, is it worth it to remove the pinstripes...as far as potentail paint destruction...work...looks. I like things...plain/simple and am thinking I want to do this but am not sure...lemme know what ya think...
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Rep Power: 241 well ive still got my pinstripes, and i like them. actually had them redone when my car went to the body shop after my last accident. If ur having the car repainted, it might be worth takin them off, but doin it urself seems like a pain in the ***
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Rep Power: 0 take some wd40 on a rag and get the stripe real wet with it..then peal...It will come off in sections and take a long time. When your done use a clay bar to get the extra sticky stuff off
Be sure to wax the part you got wd40 on because it takes off everything
Be sure to wax the part you got wd40 on because it takes off everything
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Rep Power: 322 If you have a hairdryer (this time of year, you only need this if you live in the arctic circle) and fingernails, then you have the required tools to remove the pinstripes. I did mine back in January, and with a hairdryer it took all of 2 minutes per side to remove them. In the summer, you honestly probably won't need it. After removing them, I'd wash the car and wax over where they were.
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Rep Power: 231 i removed mine with just my fingers. no heatgun or hairdryer. the only problem i see with your car is its red. if the car is old enough and seen enough sun, the stripes will show. a buddy has a black s10 and took his decals off the tailgate and you can see it. i took my stripes off like 2 days after i got the car, but mine is white though.
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Rep Power: 248 the pinstripes are actually a bitch to remove....go to an automotive store...probably have to try a few....ask for a pinstriping remover wheel....its like an eraser wheels that burns away as it takes off the stripe...i believe most are clear coat safe too....imo its the only way to do this
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Originally Posted by bOoStEd042dr
the pinstripes are actually a bitch to remove....go to an automotive store...probably have to try a few....ask for a pinstriping remover wheel....its like an eraser wheels that burns away as it takes off the stripe...i believe most are clear coat safe too....imo its the only way to do this
They're a bitch if they're not heated up at all. Honestly, all you need is a hairdryer, If anything.
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Rep Power: 248 ^^^dude....all the haridryer did when i took mine off was melt the pinstripe and leave adhesive...if you have a new car it may be easy but i did mine after a year and it was impossible without the pinstripe remover wheel
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Rep Power: 322 Mine's a 2001, So age is not the problem. If you hold it right up to the pinstripe, then yeah, you'll melt it. If you heat up about a 6 inch strip at a time from about 8 inches away and peel slowly, then you'll be fine
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Rep Power: 244 Speaking of waxing, that's one of the reasons I was considering this, i'm getting a lotta wax build-up on the pinstripes...gets kina annoying trying to clean it out!
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Rep Power: 244 WELP, I dun it. Not as subtle of a difference as I thought it would be...It doesn't look like the car is cut in half anymore. As far as paint difference, I think the only colors that'd have to worry are dark, aka black. My car's roughly 3 years old, waxed at least 3 times a year and I do not notice a difference in color. I also used wax to remove the sticker residue. So I guess I wanna thank you guys for the motivation!!
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